Can soot particles emitted by airplane exhaust contribute to the formation of aviation contrails and cirrus clouds?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2002, Pages

  Alcala Jornod, Carine ^a   Van Den Bergh, Hubert ^a   Rossi, Michel J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; SOOT;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; FLAME SOOT; H2O MOLECULES; LIMITING CONDITION; RESIDENCE TIME; SOOT AEROSOLS; SOOT PARTICLES;

DUST;

EID: 0036768332     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014115     Document Type: Article

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